Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Romney Announces Education Policy Advisory Group

Mitt Romney Announces Members Of Education Policy Advisory Group

Mitt Romney Press | May
22, 2012

Location

Boston, MA

United States

Today, Mitt Romney announced the members of his Education Policy
Advisory Group. The group is composed of individuals with deep and diverse
experience in a variety of roles across K-12 education, postsecondary
education, and workforce training in both the public and private sectors.

“I am proud to announce the support of this impressive group of
policy leaders who are devoted to expanding educational opportunities for
students,” said Governor Romney. “Our education system is failing too many of
our kids, and I look forward to working closely with these leaders to chart a
new course that emphasizes school choice and accountability, the importance of
great teachers, and access to quality, affordable higher education."

“It is an honor to work with Governor Romney and his team to
help develop innovative solutions to our nation’s education challenges,” said
Nina Rees, a group co-chair for K-12 education. “He established an
extraordinary track record of results during his time as governor of
Massachusetts, and I am confident that with his leadership and his focus on
achievement we can ensure that all students have access to the education they
deserve.”

K-12 Education Co-Chairs

Nina S. Rees

Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives at Knowledge
Universe; Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement at the U.S.
Department of Education (2002-06).

Chief Executive Officer of Strategic Industries; Chairman of the
Florida State Board of Education (2001-07); Twice appointed by President George
W. Bush to the National Board of Education Sciences, served as Vice Chairman;
Member of the Florida Governor’s Council of 100 (1987-present), Board of
Directors, and Chair, preK-14 Education Committee; Director, Foundation for
Educational Excellence.

Vice President of Project Lead the Way; Assistant Secretary for
Vocational and Adult Education at the U.S. Department of Education (2001);
Chair of National Advisory Council on Institutional Quality and Integrity
(2004-07); Board Member, Institute for Education Sciences (2003-07); Director,
Center on Workforce Development, Hudson Institute, and co-author of Workforce
2020, Published Hudson Institute (1997); Executive Vice President, Ivy Tech
Community College of Indiana (2004-07).

Emily Stover DeRocco

President of the Washington, D.C.-based Manufacturing Institute
(2008-present); Assistant Secretary for Employment & Training at the
U.S. Department of Labor (2001-08); Senior Advisor to Secretaries of Energy and
the Interior (1981-88); holds two University Board of Trustees positions.

Special Advisor

Dr. Rod Paige

U.S. Secretary of Education (2001-05); Dean of the College of
Education at Texas Southern University, established the University's Center for
Excellence in Urban Education; Superintendent of the Houston Independent School
District; 2001 National Superintendent of the Year; Public Policy Fellow at the
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

Committee

John Bailey

White House Domestic Policy Council; Deputy Policy Director to
the Secretary of Commerce; Director of Educational Technology for the U.S.
Department of Education; currently works with education entrepreneurs,
philanthropies, and private sector investors.

President of CH Global Strategies; Acting Assistant Secretary
and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs at
the U.S. Department of Education (2003-06); Co-Author, “Virtual
Schooling: a Guide to Optimizing Your Child’s Education.”

Research Fellow, Hoover Institution; Assistant Secretary for
Policy at the U.S. Department of Education (2007-09); Senior Adviser for
Education, Coalition Provisional Authority, Iraq (2003); National Educational
Research Policy and Priorities Board (2001-02).

Scott Fleming

President and Vice Chairman of Madison Education Group; former
Senior Vice President at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Scantron; Senior
Education Policy Advisor and Professional Staff to the U.S. Senate Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (2002-06).

Julio A. Fuentes

President & CEO of Hispanic Council for Reform and
Educational Options (Hispanic CREO). Hispanic CREO’s mission is to
improve educational outcomes for Hispanic children by empowering families
through parental choice in education.

Tom Luna

Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction (2007-present);
President of Council of Chief State School Officers (2011-present); Senior
Advisor to U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige (2003-05); Chair of Idaho’s
Assessment and Accountability Commission (2000-02); Chair of Nampa School Board
(1997-2000).

Managing Partner with New Schools Venture Fund and Chairman of
the National Association of Charter School Authorizers; Former Chairman of the
Massachusetts Board of Education (1996-2003); Former Executive Director of
Pioneer Institute (1993-2000).

Dr. Herbert Walberg

Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution.

Dr. Grover (Russ) Whitehurst

Senior Fellow and Director of the Brookings Institution’s Brown
Center on Education Policy; Director of the U.S. Institute of Education
Sciences (2002-08); Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and
Improvement at the U.S. Department of Education (2001-02); Board of Directors
of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2004-07).